Mother elephant fights off crocodile to save baby; IFS officer shares video

Mothers, whether they are of humans or animals are extremely protective about their babies and can go to any extent to save them from danger. Such strong instincts are not just prevalent in humans, but animals too.

A video that has surfaced on social media shows a mother elephant fighting off a crocodile to save its baby. The video was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda,  a deadly face-off between the two animals ensues as the calf enters the pond to drink water.

In the video, a baby elephant can be seen taking a dip in a small water body. The mother elephant can be seen standing next to its baby and watching over it. Suddenly, the crocodile hiding underneath the water charges at the baby and the mother comes to its rescue. It fights off the reptile. The elephant gives a tough fight to the crocodile, who surrenders after facing defeat.

Susanta Nanda shared the video and wrote, “The extent to which elephants can go in protecting their calves is mind-boggling. Here is a small incident. The Crocodile had to surrender.”

Watch the video here:

The extent to which elephants can go in protecting their calves is mind boggling. Here is a small incidence. The Crocodile had to surrender ? pic.twitter.com/ntbmBtZm9F

— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) April 14, 2023

Since being shared, the video has amassed close to 51,000 views, 1,308 likes, and tons of comments. Internet users hailed the elephant’s courage with many calling a mother ”the omnipresent protector.”

“Even after the croc is gone, she is still searching the mud pool , in case any more are still there. Mother’s protective instinct in action,” commented a user on the post.  Yet another added, ”Either she has elephant babies in the area and is stomping the hell out of the croc to keep it from harming any of their young, or… she already lost a baby in this spot to crocs and is now exacting revenge.”